Re: For Hutch
Author: ChrisO
Date: 06-26-2014 - 11:53

It was a great operation, outlasting other regular scheduled steam in Poland by over a decade. Credit has to go to Howard Jones and the Wolsztyn Experience people for keeping it going all these years.
I was there in the winter of 2006, unforgettable experience running commuter trains in the dead of winter, especially at 5:30 am! Interesting to run the injector and set the reverser in the dark.
Re. the single ditch light: It is the signal that the engine is running light in the yard limits. After the train has stopped at the end of it's run, the other lights are turned off and then the engine uncouples to get serviced.
The operation in Wolsztyn is still active, but now for excursion service through TurKol.
There is (always?) a chance that regular steam passenger will start up again. Money is the issue. Keep in mind that the lines out of Wolsztyn (to Lezno and Posnan) are really branch lines with most passenger traffic handled by diesel rail cars.

Chris



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  For Hutch pdxrailtransit 06-25-2014 - 09:52
  Re: For Hutch Rich Hunn 06-25-2014 - 11:28
  General info on Plandampf pdxrailtransit 06-25-2014 - 14:43
  Re: General info on Plandampf Rich Hunn 06-25-2014 - 15:47
  Re: General info on Plandampf pdxrailtransit 06-25-2014 - 16:06
  Re: General info on Plandampf Rich Hunn 06-25-2014 - 16:20
  Re: For Hutch HUTCH 7.62 06-25-2014 - 17:15
  Re: For Hutch pdxrailtransit 06-25-2014 - 22:21
  Re: For Hutch HUTCH 7.62 06-25-2014 - 20:02
  Re: For Hutch ChrisO 06-26-2014 - 11:53
  Very Cool Info pdxrailtransit 06-26-2014 - 12:05
  Re: Very Cool Info Rich Hunn 06-26-2014 - 12:17
  Insurance pdxrailtransit 06-26-2014 - 14:12
  Photo's, rule book, and operations ChrisO 06-27-2014 - 10:10
  Re: Photo's, rule book, and operations Pdxrailtransit 06-27-2014 - 14:24


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